EP 1001662 A3 20011219 - Gas discharge lamp ballast with output voltage clamping circuit
Title (en)
Gas discharge lamp ballast with output voltage clamping circuit
Title (de)
Elektronisches Vorschaltgerät für Entladungslampen mit Ausgangsspannungsbegrenzung
Title (fr)
Ballast électronique pour lampes à décharge avec circuit limiteur de la tension de sortie
Publication
Application
Priority
US 19278598 A 19981116
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP1001662A2] A ballast circuit (10) for a gas discharge lamp (12) includes a d.c.-to-a.c. converter circuit (20,22) with circuitry for coupling to a resonant load circuit (26), for inducing a.c. current therein. The converter circuit comprises a pair of switches (20,22) serially connected between a bus conductor (16) at a d.c. voltage and a reference conductor (18), the voltage between a reference node (24) and a control node (32) of each switch determining the conduction state of the associated switch. The respective reference nodes of said switches are connected together at a common node (24) through which said a.c. current flows, and the respective control nodes of the switches are connected together. A gate drive arrangement (38) is provided for regeneratively controlling the first and second switches. The arrangement comprises a feedback circuit for providing a feedback signal representing-current in the load circuit; a coupling circuit including an inductor (40) for coupling the feedback signal to the control nodes; and a first bidirectional voltage clamp (42) connected between the common node and the control nodes. A second bidirectional voltage clamp (44) is coupled across the inductor (40) in such manner as to limit the positive and negative voltage excursions across the inductor. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H05B 41/24 (2006.01); H05B 41/282 (2006.01); H05B 41/285 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H05B 41/2825 (2013.01 - EP US); H05B 41/2828 (2013.01 - EP US); H05B 41/2855 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 315/07 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 5619106 A 19970408 - SECEN MICHAEL M [US]
- [A] EP 0621744 A2 19941026 - GEN ELECTRIC [US]
- [A] US 5406177 A 19950411 - NERONE LOUIS R [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1001662 A2 20000517; EP 1001662 A3 20011219; CN 100386002 C 20080430; CN 1261762 A 20000802; JP 2000150183 A 20000530; US 6078143 A 20000620
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 99309111 A 19991116; CN 99124459 A 19991116; JP 31615799 A 19991108; US 19278598 A 19981116